Team:Istanbul Tech
Prof. Dr. Fatma Neşe Kök
Team Instractor
Professor at Istanbul Technical University - Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, assisted as the primary PI of this project, helped us to overcome all the bureaucracy work. She kindly shared her lab equipment and her knowledge with us. Without her trust in us, this project would never have an end.
Res. Asst. PhD Deniz ŞAHİN
Team Instractor
Research assistant at Istanbul Technical University - Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, assisted as the secondary PI of this project. He kindly gave us bacteria that we plan to use and helped us to use lab equipment.
İsmail Can Karaoğlu
Mentor
PhD student at Koç University, helped us to find the idea of the project and he kindly answered all the questions in our minds. Without his help, this project would never have ended.
Altuğ Uludağ
Mentor
Postgraduate student at Istanbul Technical University, helped us to find the idea of the project and he kindly answered all the questions in our minds. He also taught us various lab works and tricks. Without his help, this project would never have ended.
Since we are a small team of 6 people, we did most of the things (R&D, social media, human practise, sponsorship etc.) together in the process of preparing for the competition. But in general, if we need to make a distribution:
Menşura Feray Çoşar
Team Captain
I'm Feray. I'm a junior student in the Molecular Biology and Genetics department at Istanbul Technical University. The life sciences especially biology can lead us to discover our world. Differentiation, in particular, draws my attention. Stem cells, their organizational abilities, regenerative medicine applications, and chimerism research between two different species are my favorable issues in biology. I want to be able to shape our future by exploring the first stages of development in our creation. I believe that notice the other person's ability and respect for everything around us, causes a better future for everyone.
Yaşar Yurtsever
Team Member
My name is Yaşar, I'm the 3. year student of Istanbul Technical University. I love every field of biology, especially I am interested in microbiology, synthetic biology, CRISPR technology, epigenetics and biological applications of organic/inorganic nanoparticles, biological switches, and biotechnology. I work on many teams and many projects. I love taking my time in many different things, science, and swimming
Zeynep Şahin
Team Member
My name is Zeynep, I'm the 3. year student of Istanbul Technical University. I love every field of biology, especially I am interested in Genetic epidemiology, cancer, epigenetics and plant biology. I love taking my time in many different things, science, playing badminton, painting watercolor, making ceramics, reading books
Ali Ataman
Team Member
I am Ali from Istanbul Technical University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. I am interested in protein biology, microbiology and neurobiology. I am working in different teams such as ITU Rover Team for astrobiological searches. I love free riding, driving, playing computer games and hanging out with my friends in my free times.
Çiğdem Uysal
Team Member
My name is Çiğdem Uysal. I am a second year student at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Istanbul Technical University. I am very interested in every field of biology, but I mostly love the formation of life and evolution, so I work more on astrobiology and I want to do studies and projects in this field in the future. Apart from these, I am also interested in the fields of synthetic biology, bioinformatics and microbiology. I am a volleyball player and I write scientific articles.
Ebrar Güneş
Team Member
I am Ebrar Güneş and a junior student at the Technical University of Munich with the Erasmus+ program; however, my main university is Istanbul Technical University. I am the founder of the Istanbul_Tech'21 team. Although I love every sub-discipline of biology, Astrobiology, Quantum Biology, Synthetic Biology, Bioinformatics, and Microbiology are my bests. I have an enthusiasm for playing volleyball and kalimba, traveling, cycling, hiking, and swimming.